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Commonly Confused

Healthy vs. Healthful

Why both words are equally good for you.

Why both words are equally good for you.

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Healthy vs. Healthful

 

Why both words are equally good for you.

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The Serial Comma Explained

 

Why don't they call it the Merriam-Webster comma?

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A Look at Uncommon Onomatopoeia

 

Some imitative words are more surprising than others

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Its vs. It's

 

Some practical guidance, and interesting history, about a common mistake.

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Who vs. Whom

 

Good news for those who feel stuffy saying 'whom.'

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Drive Safe: In Praise of Flat Adverbs

 

You don't have to end all your adverbs in -ly to talk right.

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Alright vs. All Right

 

Is 'alright' all right?

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Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
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